De Alexander: “Livingston was as able as he was eloquent, and Van Buren's coalition with Clinton quickly turned Livingston's ability…”

Enlightened and persuasive discussion of the negro problem in its present phases and aspects.

In his text he explains the controversy so that the plain man may understand it, while in the notes he adduces the evidence that the specialist requires....

Indeed, his administration admittedly ranked with the best that had adorned the State for a century, and his friends, including Independents and many Stalwarts, rallied with energy to his support.

In accepting the Democratic nomination Cleveland had the great advantage of not being obliged to refer to anything of which he was ashamed.